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NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL-MINES. Colliery Working Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Colliery Profit and Loss Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Plant, Buildings, etc., on Hire Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Dr. j Liverpool. James. j Cr. Liverpool, j James. I . I I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stocks on hand, 1st April, 1926 4,814 0 9 064 9 2 By Sales of coal .. .. 196,710 16 4 43,287 Oil Coal-winning — Sales of stores, power, &c... 8,298 18 4 Wages .. .. 77,911 0 0 20,378 0 0 Stocks of coal on hand at Stores and materials'used 7,855 0 0 970 11 2 31st March, 1927, at mine, Railway tickets.. .. 765 5 4 .. wharf, and afloat .. 5,280 10 6 1,083 1 2 Subsidized bus fares, &c. .. 263 13 0 Stores sales (at cost) .. 7,268 3 3 Special trains .. .. 745 18 9 Coal purchased .. 176 2 0 194 11 1 Special rato .. .. 1,018 14 9 182 19 0 Royalty .. .. .. 365 18 0 100,554 4 10 23,020 1 5 Gross profit—To Profit and Loss Account .. .. 109,736 0 4 21,350 0 8 £210,290 5 2 £44,370 2 1 £210,290 5 2 £44,370 2 1

Dr. Liverpool. James. Cr. Liverpool. James. £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. .. 3,159 12 1 637 2 6 , By Gross profit at mine .. 109.736 0 4 21.350 0 8 Rent .. .. .. .. 16 6 10 Rents .. .. .. 579 4 7 Interest .. .. .. 4,530 1 8 1,550 12 10 I Royalty on timber .. .. II 13 6 Travelling-expenses .. 2114 0 23 13 6 Net loss —Transferred to Printing and stationery .. 266 18 1 65 3 5 General Profit and Loss Repairs and maintenance .. 6,190 18 4 385 3 9 Account ' .. .. .. 305 9 8 Telegrams and postages .. 170 5 5 34 19 9 Railway haulage .. .. .14,624 4 9 2,601 16 8 Insurance .. .. 3,359 12 8 799 12 3 Coal-minors' Relief Fund .. 297 8 11 60 16 7 General expenses .. .. 649 0 8 84 19 7 Marine freight .. .. 44,539 4 10 12,345 19 8 Audit fees .. .. 61 15 4 13 4 8 Wharfage .. .. 3,056 4 3 548 17 0 Superannuation Fund subsidy 80 3 0 19 18 4 Stores adjustment and losses 187 6 1 Depreciation—Mine buildings, plant, and machinery .. 9,971 19 8 ! 2,478 16 6 91,355 19 9 Net profit—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 18,959 5 2 £110,315 4 11 £21,667 3 10 £110,315 4 11 £21,667 3 10

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Interest .. .. .. 164 IS 11 By Hire of plant, buildings, &c. .. .. 528 5 6 Depreciation .. .. .. 340 14 fi 514 13 5 Net revenue—Transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 13 12 1 £528 5 6 £528 5 6